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By 1963 the British New Wave had beached, and Peter Taylor edited the superb This Sporting Life, the début feature of the cine-literate director Lindsay Anderson.
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This Sporting Life is a 1960 novel by the English writer David Storey. [1] It is set in Northern England and follows a man who tries to make it as a professional rugby league footballer. It was the debut novel of Storey, himself a former player for Leeds.
This Sporting Life: Directed by Lindsay Anderson. With Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell. Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason ...
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- Drama, Sport
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- 1963-02-22
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Aug 6, 2024 · That the director should be Lindsay Anderson will surprise only those who have innocently misunderstood or wantonly misinterpreted his conception of 'commitment'. This Sporting Life takes a...
This Sporting Life was based on the book of the same name by David Storey, who also wrote the screenplay and who was a former professional rugby player. The rugby scenes, as a consequence, are realistic and engaging, reflecting the sport’s frequent brutality.
Sep 26, 2014 · This Sporting Life is directed by Lindsay Anderson and written by David Storey. It stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell and Anne Cunningham. Music is by Roberto Gerhard and cinematography by Denys Coop.
